The New American Immigrants

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1. Which was NOT a reason why native-born Americans encouraged Americanization? * Select the best answer

• A. Native-born Americans wanted to assimilate people from other cultures into the dominant culture
• B. Native-born Americans wanted the immigrants to practice their customs
• C. Native-born Americans wanted to teach new immigrants skills needed for citizenship
• D. Native-born Americans wanted to teach new immigrants cooking skills

2. What were cities most like for the new immigrants coming to America? * Select the best answer

• A. Clean and welcoming
• B. Healthy, with clean water
• C. Immigrants would most likely have had to dodge horse manure
• D. Plenty of single-family homes

3. What would best describe the cities to a new immigrant? * Select the best answer

• A. Pickpockets and thieves were plenty
• B. Plenty of police harassing new immigrants
• C. All the clean water was dedicated to fighting fires
• D. Running water and plumbing worked 60% of the time

4. Why did immigrants move to the cities in the first place? * Select the best answer

• A. Plenty of work in the factories
• B. Cheap housing
• C. Plenty of room in tenements
• D. A & B only

5. People moved from the farms to the cities because? * Select the best answer

• A. Less segregation and discrimination in the cities
• B. Farming technology improved
• C. Wood plows were being made in the cities
• D. None of the above

Labor Unions Emerge PG. 67

Essential Questions:

1.) In its entirety, labor unions were(good or bad) & why?
Based upon what I have read, labor unions were good because they fought for what they believed was right. Labor unions were to help workers get what they deserve, they worked in unsafe working conditions, they were underpaid, child labor, and more.

2.)Describe the sweatshop & how 146 women died in a fire, & how it could have been prevented.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a sweatshop in which 146 women died. These women died because all but 1 exit was locked. The 1 exit door that was open was blocked off by fire. Some women rather jumped out of the 9th story building instead of wanting to burn in the fire. If there was a sprinkler system inside the building, as well as giving a key to some of the workers to unlock exit doors, these women could have lived.

3.) What is a scab? Why would unionized workers not like scabs?
Monopolists did not want unions because they wanted more money to themselves, paying workers less and making more money for themselves. A scab is a person who takes over a striker/labor unioners job as a replacement for less pay. Union members would not like scabs most likely because scabs do not help the labor unions, rather they are helping the factory owners. The objective of labor unions are to better the benefits of the workers to become more fair.

4.)Describe the type of people who formed the IWW union. What does IWW mean?
Many factory and sweatshop owners disliked the vision of unions like the IWW because the IWW welcomed African Americans. They were a group of radicals and Socialists. IWW stands for "Industrial Workers of the World."

Hopelessly Bound To The Stake

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1.)What were 3 pieces of information you chose? Why did you choose them?       

"Laborers were forced to work 14 to 16 hour work days in order to fulfill their quota, they worked in unsafe conditions, and they were paid $400-$500 a year, while living costs estimated $800 a year."

"While the workers wages went down, the prices for living remained the same and the laborers were inevitably bound to their company through debt."

"As his fortune grew, the poor were stuck in a rut. As a consequence to this unfair treatment, workers began organizing labor unions."

The first quote represents the hard unfair working and living conditions laborers had to deal with especially with the low pay they had which couldn't support them at all. They were just put into more debt. The second quote shows the misfortune of these laborers as they were accumilating debt which debted their lives to the company because they were underpaid and paid even less. The third quote explains the workers reason for starting laborer unions. As the employer/business owner made more money, the poor were still poor, the rich grew richer, causing laborers to form labor unions.

2.)Were labor unions necessary? Why?
I believe labor unions were necessary for today, if it weren't for the labor unions back then, the people of today would be in the situation they were in a century ago. It was also appropriate because it was unfair the laborers had to be treated and paid what they were.

3.)Did the government make monopolies? How?

                                                                                                      

Are The Old Bosses Still In Charge?

The setting of this cartoon is the Senate. The Senate is composed of senators, they are part of the legislature and make laws. The only open door is for the Monopolists, People are not allowed in seeing that the door for 'people' is closed. I do not think it is right that only the monopolists get to be inside the Senate and determine who gets elected and what ever else goes on inside. It secrets the public from knowing the truth. The large men in the rear of the room are Monopolists or, special interest groups. These large men are here to influence Senators on their way of business, weakening laws so they can't intervene with business.

Rise Of Industry and Monopolies

Because Of Electricity

Candles to lightbulbs

Sew with hands turned to machines

From water to land



Major Events Before The Civil War

Allen Chanthirat

11/15/12

1. Around 1858, the United States was divided geographically, the north and south had different religous views and other differences depending on the region they were from. The south was dependent on slavery for the labor they spend on agriculture (e.g. farming). The north became more industrialized.
2. The country was so divided by the issue of slavery, California needed the Compromise of 1850 to become a state. The Compromise of 1850 let new states decide whether they wanted slavery or not.
3. Around this time, many southern states were seriously considering secession, which is a term for a state leaving the union.
4. Many people from the north hated slavery and a group of "abolitionists" which was a group of people who helped slaves escape slavery, helped the slaves by hiding them along the path to Canada. Also known as the Underground railroad.
5. When Uncle Tom's Cabin was published, northern abolitionists became angry and the southern people felt like it was a book that criticized their way of life
6. Two politicians became famous for their slavery debates : Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.
These two politicians felt slavery was unjust, although they had two perspectives through the way they saw slavery. Douglas believed it would be up to the state to decide whether slavery should be allowed in that state or not, while Lincoln believed slavery should not be allowed at all.
7. On December 20, 1860, after Lincoln was elected president, the states began secession. The first state to secession was South Carolina.

Blog Entry # 6

Dear diary, 
Heelay here sitting down on the hill outside of town. Its so amazing how my lifestyle and the world itself has changed these past 300 years. I remember being in my small village back on my island when Columbus first arrived. He then brought me to a more civilized yet unfair society in a far away land. I had no rights when I came here. I still don't. I heard from a friend of mine that anti-federalists would support the constitution in return for the Bill Of Rights. Basically stating they would take the Bill Of Rights from the people living in the states. We would have no rights! Some of these anti-federalists were Patrick Henry and George Mason. It is now the year of 1819. America as we call it, started with 13 states. Georgia, Rhode Island, Connecticut, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. By this year, America added Florida, and southern parts Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. I hope that somehow the constitution can be passed without the Bill Of Rights being taken away from everybody.

Post Election

Post Election Analysis by Allen Chanthirat

1. Cite examples of "Supreme Law Of The Land"

"Marijuana is still illegal in the eyes of the federal government, which overrules states' rights. "

2. Cite examples of "Federal vs. State Authority"
     

""The voters have spoken and we have to respect their will," said Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, in a statement. "This is a complicated process, but we intend to follow through. That said, federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug, so don't break out the Cheetos or goldfish too quickly."

3. What was the compromise that helped to pass the refenderum in Washington? How do you think this compromise would affect demand for this product?

""In enacting the Controlled Substances Act, Congress determined that marijuana is a Schedule I control[ed] substance"

Marijuana is going to be taxed by 25%. The price of Marijuana would be very high.

4. Why was Oregons Refenderum not passed?

""[The feds] will do whatever they can to interfere with marijuana legalization in any state,"

There could be a battle between voters and Federals in the supreme court while trying to legalize Marijuana.

5.What group do you think the social media has targeted this article to?
         I think the article was targeted to all the people who smoke/support marijuana.

Immigration/Industrialization Key Terms

Progressive Era/Movement - A political reform in 1890 to the 1920's in which people became active in society to make a better government.

Muckraker - A journalist who exposed scandals and caused trouble for the people he wrote about.

Social Gospel - A protestant Christian intellectual protestant movement  that focused on social problems. Talked about them in churches/out in streets/ and so on.

Social Darwinism - A theory that seperates individuals and judges each group by wealth/society and so on.

Americanization - The process in which a foreigner becomes "more American" like following customs.

Nativist/Nativism - favoring the american born natives vs. immigrants.

Europe(Eastern and Southern) - Europe is a continent located north west of Asia and north of Africa. Bulgaria,Croatia,Czech Republic,Hungary,Poland,Romania,Italy,Greece,Spain, and Portugal are all in the eastern and southern part of Europe.

Political Machine - A disciplined political group under a powerful leader that advertises to guarantee a win during voting.These people get rewards for advertising.

Andrew Carnegie - An individual that owned the largest steel industry in the 19th century

Horizontal/vertical integration - Collaboration of businesses to somehow promote/advertise status of their business. Profits/growth and so on.

Urban - a populated area comparible to a city

Upton Sinclair - American Author and 1 time candidate for governer of California who wrote almost 100 books including "The Jungle"

Meat Inspection Act - An act in which meats are inspected so that it is safe to be sold in markets.

Trust/Monopoly - Unlawful companies that collaborate with each other.

Graft - A courruption of power misused by government officials for private reasons/own benefits.

Hull Houses(Settlement Houses) - Important reform institutions in the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Jane Adams - an invidividual who founded the Hull House of Chicago and philosopher

Cesar Chavez - Co-founded the National Farm Workers Association which then became United Farm Workers

immigration act of 1965 - Foreigners settling in a county they're not originally from

Thomas Edison - Developed many electronic devices such as the motion picture camera

Immigration - when foreigners settle in a new country

Entry 5

Dear Diary,
  It's Heelay again, chilling out under my favorite tree away from the town. Its late in the year of 1789 and its beginning to get colder. I read through the newspaper today and the government seemed to have faced some issues while creating the government system. George Washington alongside congress were to create the judicial system. In this case, the Judiciary Act Of 1789 was created. This allowed state court decisions to be seen by the Federal court when constitutional issues broke out. It also meant that federal laws would still be the supreme law of the land. The president needed help governing, congress created 3 executive branches which were the Department of State, Department of War, and the Department of Treasury. Thomas Jefferson was the leader of the secretary of state, Alexander Hamilton as the secretary of treasury, and Hentry Knox as secretary of war. They seemed to be really organized and serious about this whole new government. I am excited about this new way of governing and how it will turn out for everybody. I hope that  somehow I can get a new job while this new government is establishing. I am sick of working on the farm everyday. I want to own a a small store instead of picking and planting everyday. I would rather be counting and organizing money, selling things, and meeting new people. Hopefully George Washington can help the colored folks out.